Printing/xml-plotter-2

carlos (also known as xml-plotter-2)

BBC Metrawatt SE-283

2023-10-30 First inspection

• carlos is a BBC Goertz Metrawatt SE-283.
• carlos is full of dust and broken bits of cogs.

• carlos is like a siemens c1630 (Operation manual in the webarchive).
• carlos has ten black screws on the bottom they're all the same.
• carlos has four silver screws inside the pen holder, one facing up with a washer and three facing sideways behind where the pens go.
• carlos speaks two languages, HPGL and GGL.
• carlos knows the difference between ANSI and ISO.
• The bigger motor is marked escap 28 D2R 11 219P B100Y 51
• it also says swiss made 7.86
• The smaller motor is marked hmm no I'll need to take it apart to see properly. it looks really similar but smaller though

First conclusion

• carlos needs a new ribbon cable and two new cogs at the x and y motors and a belt on the paper feed motor.

First amendment

• the belt on the paper feed motor is fixed.